Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Grab a Powerball ticket while you're out running errands today and get in on a chance to win a $229 million cash payout.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot has climbed to $360 million—the third highest Powerball prize of all time. A winner who matches all five numbers and the red Powerball can get a $229 million cash payout (before taxes). The Powerball drawing is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri. Here are some local places to buy Powerball tickets: Here's How to Play Powerball, according to the PA Lottery:
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The drawing is Wednesday; several Warminster businesses sell Powerball tickets.
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing has grown to to at least $260 million. The jackpot is estimated to have a $161.1 million cash value. No one has won the jackpot since February 14. If you want to break that streak, here are some Warminster retailers that sell Pennsylvania Lottery products, including the $2 tickets for Powerball: To find other Powerball vendors in the area, plug an address or ZIP code into the Pennsylvania Lottery website's retailer-locator application. The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Ticket sales for that drawing end no later than 10 p.m.; check with your local retailer to find out its cutoff policy.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Two tickets were sold that match the winning numbers for the $580 million jackpot.
The Powerball Lottery drawing was drawn Wednesday night and officials said two tickets match the winning combination. But neither of those tickets were sold in Pennsylvania. The winning tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri. The winning numbers are: 5, 16, 22, 23 and 29, and the Power Ball is 6. According to USA Today, the Powerball website malfunctioned once the numbers were drawn. The site produced an error message due to the overwhelming amount of traffic. ABC News reported that lottery officials expected to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The drawing is at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. Several Warminster businesses sell Powerball tickets.
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing has grown to $500 million, reportedly the largest in Powerball history. To play the PowerBall, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery website you play up to five panels on your Powerball playslip. On each panel, you select five numbers from 1 to 59 in the top grid, and select one number from 1 to 35 in the bottom grid. Or you can select the quick pick option to have your numbers randomly selected by the computer. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball and the prize money is either an annuitized prize paid out over 29 years (30 payments) or a lump sum payment. If the winner chooses the annuity, the annual payment will be increased each year …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Retailers are expecting long lines of lottery ticket buyers in the run up to Wednesday's drawing.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Media outlets are buzzing over the news that the Powerball jackpot has gone unclaimed and the total potential winnings have reached $425 million – a new record. Retailers across the country (the game is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are expecting throngs to turn out and buy the $2 tickets in record numbers in time for this Wednesday's drawing. Given the likelihood of that happening, the jackpot could get even bigger. According to The Huffington Post, the last record Powerball jackpot was in 2006. The $365 million prize was won by a group of workers at ConAgra Foods in Nebraska. If you want to get in on the most recent mad dash for the cash, there are plenty of local retailers at which to buy …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The ticket was sold at Super Value Beverage.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
One Powerball ticket worth $200,000 from the Sept. 14 drawing was sold at Super Value Beverage, 625 Mearns Road, Warminster. According to a release, the ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 16-41-42-50-59, but not the red Powerball 05, for a $200,000 second-tier prize, less 25-percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the Sept. 14 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at 717-702-8146 and file a claim at …
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Monday, August 8, 2011
It was purchased at a 7-Eleven on York Road.
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Monday, August 8, 2011
If you buy your lottery tickets in Warminster, make sure you check them. One Powerball ticket worth $200,000 from the Aug. 6 drawing was sold at 7-Eleven, 1175 York Road. According to a release, the ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 25-30-54-57-59, but not the red Powerball 06, for a $200,000 second-tier prize, less 25-percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the Aug. 6 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. The Lottery encourages the holder of the winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, call the …
Concerned Resident
12:14 am on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Maybe I should start playing the lottery... more ›